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Re: Who is Redszone's #13 prospect?

I went with Juan Silva at #13. Silva is only 18 years old and has plenty of tools. He hit an impressive .280/.372/.462 - .834 OPS in 143 atbats after signing. He's still raw but he showed a solid combination of power and strikezone knowledge during his tenure in the GCL. I liked the pick after I watched his scouting video on draft day and I like the pick even more now after his performance in the GCL. I also considered Juan Duran, Donnie Joseph, and Matt Klinker here.

Re: Who is Redszone's #13 prospect?

I'm still on Silva. I thought about leaving him last time to support Valakia in opposition to Hamilton. I object less to Klinker (if he's Valaika's competition now) being voted in at this point than Hamilton. (To me, Hamilton hasn't yet shown that he's a baseball player. That sort of seems like a prerequisite.) So I'll stick with Silva. Especially since he has now been touted on the first two posts of the poll. Groundswell?

Re: Who is Redszone's #13 prospect?

I went with Klinker. Two above average pitches with his fastball/curveball combo. Made it to AAA with strong numbers this year. Not the highest upside pitcher left, but easily the highest upside guy left who has production.

Re: Who is Redszone's #13 prospect?

Originally Posted by thatcoolguy_22

Reds72 was the first I heard and he gave me the impression he doesn't have a glove even close to being able to play in the majors.

He's wrong. The only thing negative about Dorn is that he's not fast. But I've also seen him make plays on balls that I didn't think he was going to reach. He made 2 errors in LF all of last season. His RF/G was 1.75 and Heisey's was 1.86 in LF. Dorn's fielding % in LF was .981 and Heisey's was .976. His trial at 1B was not that successful but his 4 errors there are to be expected for playing a new position.

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